The Irish dames of Ypres
Subtitle: being a history of the Royal Irish Abbey of Ypres ... and some account of Irish Jacobitism, with a portrait of James II and Stuart letters hitherto unpublished
By: dby Rev. Dom Patrick Nolan ....
Publisher: Browne and Nolan
Published: 1908
Place of publication: Dublin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 537
Subjects: James -- II, -- King of England, -- 1633-1701.; Stuart, House of.; Benedictines.; Jacobites.; Monasticism and religious orders -- Ireland.; Irish -- Belgium.; Ieper (Belgium)xRoyal Irish Abbey.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: DEDICATION; title: PREFACE Xili; title: PART I; title: CHAPTER I; title: Of Ypres Past And Present 1; title: CHAPTER II; title: How The Lady Mary Percy And Other Dames Of High Degree Abandoned Home And Country To Follow Christ ; And Of The Benedictine Convents Founded In The Low Countries And In France, After The Fall Of Religion In England 17; title: CHAPTER III; title: Of The Foundation Of Ypres, 1665 29; title: CHAPTER IV; title: Abbess Beaumont's Ill-Success And Death — The Abbey Of Ypres Is Acquired For The Irish Nation (1665-1682) 38; title: CHAPTER V; title: A Retrospect (1665-1682) — Dame Flaviacary, First Abbess Of The Irish Community (1682-1686) 48; title: CHAPTER VI; title: Abbess Beaumont's Negotiations With The Spanish Governor And The Burgesses Of Ypres 58; title: CHAPTER VII; title: Audi Alteram Partem 77; title: CHAPTER VIII; title: Of The Election Of Abbess Butler, First Irish Abbess Of Ypres (1686) — Of The Butlers Of Ireland, And Of Abbess Butler's Cousin, James Butler, Second Duke Of Ormonde 99; title: CHAPTER IX; title: The Stuarts And The Order Of St. Benedict; title: CHAPTER X; title: King James Intends Founding A Benedictine Convent In England — He Is Driven From His Throne 131; title: CHAPTER XI; title: King James Founds A Royal Benedictine Abbey In Dublin — Battle Of The Boyne — Flight Of James — The Convent Sacked And Nuns Dispersed 143; title: CHAPTER XII; title: Of The Pontoise Nuns Who Took Part In King James's "Plantation" In Ship Street, Dublin 166; title: CHAPTER XIII; title: Misunderstandings Between Abbess Butler And Dame O'ryan 173; title: CHAPTER XIV; title: Dame O'ryan's Benedictine Convent And School In Channel Row, Dublin 196; title: CHAPTER XV; title: The Return To Ypres — Death Of Abbess Butler (169O-1723) 208; title: CHAPTER XVI; title: Of The Battle Of Ramillies And The Captured Flag — The Story Of "Dame Clare" — Lord Clare And The Irish Brigade 226; title: CHAPTER XVII; title: Abbess Arthur ( 1723- 1743) 254; title: CHAPTER XVIII; title: Abbess Mandeville (1743-1760) — Siege Of Ypres — Chivalrous Franco-Irish General — The Story Of Dame Maclean 262; title: CHAPTER XIX; title: Abbess Dalton (1760-1783) — Devotion To Sacred Heart — Deaths Of Dames Sarsfield, Creagh And Malone 275; title: CHAPTER XX; title: Of Dame Scholastica Lynch, Seventh Abbess Of Ypres (1783-1799), And Of The Marvellous And Providential Escapes Of The Irish Dames During The Terrors Of The French Revolution 383; title: CHAPTER XXI; title: Of The Josephite Reign Of Terror In Belgium, And Of The Experiences Of The Mother-House Of Ghent Therein (1781-1790) 295; title: CHAPTER XXII; title: Abbess Bernard Lynch (1799-1830) — Further Revolutionary Troubles And Another Providential Deliverance — The Convent Under Napoleonic And Dutch Rule 306; title: CHAPTER XXIII; title: Revolt And Independence Of Belgium (1830) — Abbess Byrne (183O-184O) — Abbess Jarrett (184O-1888) — Election Of The Present Abbess (Rt. Rev. Dame Scholastica Bergs) 319; title: CHAPTER XXTV; title: Of The Religious Life, Contemplative And Active — Of The Chief Occupations Of The Irish Dames, Prayer, Education, Alms-Deeds — Of The Church And Abbey And Their Principal Treasures 335; title: Conclusion Of First Part 355; title: PART II; title: CHAPTER I; title: Abbess Butler's Letters To Queen Mary — Early Career Of King Jambs Iii — Irish Jacobite Activity — Hanoverian Usurpation 363; title: CHAPTER II; title: Abbess Butler's Letters (Continued) — Death Of Queen Mary Of Modena) (1718) — The Princess Louise — Queen Clementina 385; title: CHAPTER III; title: Letters Of Abbess Arthur (1723-1743) And Abbess Mandeville (1743-I760) — The Irish Dames And Prince Charlie's Expedition 416; title: CHAPTER IV; title: Abbess Dalton's Letters Of Condolence On Death Of King James III — End Of The Ypres Letters — Death Of Prince Charlie 460; title: CHAPTER V; title: Letters From The Stuart Sovereigns To The Irish Dames 492; title: CHAPTER VI; title: Letters From King James's Secretary — Nomination To Irish Sees — The King's Evil — Stuart Portraits — Letters Of An Irish Jacobite 496; title: APPENDICES; title: A. Some important Dates in the History of Ypres Abbey 513; title: B. Inscriptions on Tombstones in the Church 516; title: C. Will of Abbess Butler 525; title: D. Certificate from Abbess Petre of Ghent 526; title: E. A List of Nuns connected with the Abbey of Ypres From Its Commencement Down To The Year 1830 facing page 526; title: F. Genealogical Table, Arthur 526; title: G. Genealogical Table, Stuarts 526; title: Index 527; title: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; title: Arks or the Royal Irish Abbey of Ypres (Armorial device on Cover); title: La Grande Place, Ypres Frontispiece; title: New Abbey of the Irish Dames, from the Ramparts facing page i; title: The Old Convent " " 29; title: The New Abbey, Front in Roe St. Jacques " " 67; title: Abbess Butler (from the original painting at Ypres) 77; title: James Butler, second and last Duke of Ormonde " " 98 (from a Mezzotint in National Gallery, Dublin); title: Portrait of King James II (from the original painting at Ypres) " 131; title: Patent of King James " 162; title: His Captured Flag " 226; title: Abbess Arthur (from the original painting at Ypres) " " 254; title: Abbess Dalton " " 375; title: Abbess Bernard Lynch " " 306; title: Lace worked by Mary, Queen of Scots " " 33$; title: Prince James Francis Edward Stuart (James III) and the Princess Louise (from painting by Largilliere in National Portrait Gallery, London) " " 363; title: Queen Mary of Modena (from painting by W.; title: Wissing in National Portrait Gallery, London) " " 388; title: Princess Clementina Sobieska (from painting by Trevisani in National Portrait Gallery, London) 414